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Bar Plantation

3 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
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Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Sallow Pea-galler, Syrphus ribesii, Batman Hoverfly +7 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Sallow Pea-galler, Syrphus ribesii, Batman Hoverfly +7 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Chicory, Scorpion Weed, Buckwheat +3 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Chicory, Scorpion Weed, Buckwheat +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Greenwich Meridian TrailWalking route440 km

A long-distance walk that follows the line of the Prime Meridian. Inaugurated in 2009, to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the Greenwich Meridian.

Named routeRef GMTLength 440 kmRegional walking route
Silver Lincs WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The roundabout on the A157 at Bar Plantation

The roundabout on the A157 at Bar Plantation

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